Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

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63 HDBSCAN clusters fitted on the representative editions (15,370 chunks, one edition per work, 516 works); 9,153 of those chunks (59.6 %) are unassigned and stay in every denominator. The chunks of the other 64 editions (2,052) were placed after the fit and can be browsed on each topic page but are not counted. Topics are grouped by the researcher's decision: cross-work themes enter the genre comparison; context-only clusters are excluded from it; pending ones were reviewed but left undecided. Each entry links the most typical chunk of each of its three leading works (by chunk count).

cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · 53 topics

Topic 0 — Court life: dukes, favour and honour

The Opportunity (1640, typ. 0.88) · The Revenger's Tragedy (1607, typ. 0.88) · Love's Sacrifice (1633, typ. 0.87)
581 chunks · 95 works · dominant The Opportunity 5 % · comedy 40%; tragedy 33%; tragicomedy 11% · +66 chunks of other editions (browsing)
duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady

Topic 1 — Death, grief and revenge

538 chunks · 193 works · dominant Adrasta, or The Woman's Spleen and L 3 % · tragedy 48%; comedy 18%; tragicomedy 11% · +52 chunks of other editions (browsing)
death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven

Topic 2 — Roman politics: senate, consuls and civil war

Catiline His Conspiracy (1611, typ. 0.89) · Coriolanus (1623, typ. 0.87) · Sejanus His Fall (1616, typ. 0.86)
334 chunks · 43 works · dominant Catiline His Conspiracy 15 % · tragedy 90%; comedy 4%; history 2% · +78 chunks of other editions (browsing)
rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius

Topic 4 — Love-longing and the lover's complaint

Il Pastor Fido, or The Faithful Sh (1602, typ. 0.84) · Sicelides (The Sicilians) (1631, typ. 0.87) · Phillis and Amyntas (Ivychurch) (A (1591, typ. 0.84)
257 chunks · 110 works · dominant Il Pastor Fido, or The Faithful Shep 5 % · comedy 38%; pastoral 23%; tragedy 14% · +17 chunks of other editions (browsing)
love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers

Topic 3 — Sickness, physic and doctors

The Family of Love (1608, typ. 0.87) · The Alchemist (1612, typ. 0.81) · The Magnetic Lady, or Humors Recon (1640, typ. 0.79)
253 chunks · 97 works · dominant The Family of Love 8 % · comedy 55%; tragedy 11%; tragicomedy 7% · +41 chunks of other editions (browsing)
doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady

Topic 5 — Christian faith, sin and salvation

213 chunks · 47 works · dominant The Conflict of Conscience 14 % · moral 47%; not in BritDrama 12%; biblical play 12% · +24 chunks of other editions (browsing)
god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith

Topic 6 — Money, debt and credit

187 chunks · 76 works · dominant Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools 9 % · comedy 58%; tragedy 9%; satire; dialogue 9% · +5 chunks of other editions (browsing)
money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray

Topic 11 — Siblings, kin and confidants

Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Ga (1614, typ. 0.88) · The Maid's Revenge (1639, typ. 0.82) · The Devil's Law Case (When Women G (1623, typ. 0.79)
142 chunks · 78 works · dominant Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gall 6 % · comedy 49%; tragedy 22%; tragicomedy 13% · +4 chunks of other editions (browsing)
sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear

Topic 8 — Captains, gallants and cheats

The Puritan, or The Widow of Watli (1607, typ. 0.85) · May Day (1611, typ. 0.87) · Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of (1602, typ. 0.85)
134 chunks · 44 works · dominant The Puritan, or The Widow of Watling 8 % · comedy 83%; romance 5%; tragedy 4% · +22 chunks of other editions (browsing)
captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest

Topic 9 — Theatre talk: prologues, poets and players

Poetaster, or The Arraignment (1602, typ. 0.83) · The Antipodes (1640, typ. 0.81) · The Magnetic Lady, or Humors Recon (1640, typ. 0.85)
132 chunks · 76 works · dominant Poetaster, or The Arraignment 5 % · comedy 58%; tragedy 11%; not in BritDrama 8% · +24 chunks of other editions (browsing)
play, stage, poet, prologue, author, wit, plays, muse, scene, players

Topic 7 — The Trojan war: conflict and its aftermath

Troilus and Cressida (1623, typ. 0.88) · Troas (Seneca's Sixth Tragedy) (1581, typ. 0.91) · Agamemnon (Seneca's Eighth Tragedy (1566, typ. 0.85)
124 chunks · 33 works · dominant Troilus and Cressida 23 % · tragedy 77%; comedy 6%; history 4% · +41 chunks of other editions (browsing)
hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans

Topic 14 — Royal love, favour and dynastic relationships

Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding (1620, typ. 0.91) · 1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobo (1605, typ. 0.84) · The Phoenix in Her Flames (1639, typ. 0.88)
117 chunks · 55 works · dominant Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding 9 % · tragicomedy 28%; tragedy 17%; not in BritDrama 17% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life

Topic 10 — England and France: war, embassy and peace

The Reign of King Edward the Third (1596, typ. 0.88) · 1 Henry the Sixth (1623, typ. 0.89) · King John (1623, typ. 0.87)
116 chunks · 25 works · dominant The Reign of King Edward the Third 15 % · history 67%; tragedy 23%; romance 5% · +32 chunks of other editions (browsing)
france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords

Topic 12 — Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and Mars

The Golden Age, or The Lives of Ju (1611, typ. 0.83) · The Arraignment of Paris (1584, typ. 0.86) · The Cobbler's Prophecy (1594, typ. 0.83)
108 chunks · 44 works · dominant The Golden Age, or The Lives of Jupi 23 % · classical legend or myth 31%; masque 23%; comedy 9% · +21 chunks of other editions (browsing)
iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair

Topic 16 — Gallantry: ladies, lordships and compliment

The Lady of Pleasure (1637, typ. 0.88) · The Ball (1639, typ. 0.87) · Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain (1616, typ. 0.88)
108 chunks · 58 works · dominant The Lady of Pleasure 12 % · comedy 74%; tragicomedy 6%; tragedy 6% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant

Topic 17 — Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and soldans

1 Tamburlaine the Great (1590, typ. 0.86) · The Wars of Cyrus, King of Persia (1594, typ. 0.85) · The Phoenix in Her Flames (1639, typ. 0.86)
108 chunks · 20 works · dominant 1 Tamburlaine the Great 22 % · tragedy 68%; not in BritDrama 16%; romance 13% · +5 chunks of other editions (browsing)
tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army

Topic 21 — Cupid, Venus and the nymphs

Love's Metamorphosis (1601, typ. 0.88) · Amyntas, or The Impossible Dowry (1638, typ. 0.83) · Gallathea (1592, typ. 0.91)
102 chunks · 40 works · dominant Love's Metamorphosis 13 % · comedy 35%; pastoral 25%; pastoral; comedy 13% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
cupid, venus, love, ceres, diana, fair, nymphs, goddess, bow, damon

Topic 18 — Rebels, barons and the king's wars at home

The Valiant Scot (1637, typ. 0.84) · 1 Edward the Fourth (1600, typ. 0.84) · Edward the Second (1594, typ. 0.89)
96 chunks · 25 works · dominant The Valiant Scot 21 % · history 76%; tragedy 8%; tragedy; history 8% · +17 chunks of other editions (browsing)
king, lord, wallace, earl, edward, england, scotland, rebels, bruce, english

Topic 22 — Shepherds, flocks and Pan

The Faithful Shepherdess (1610, typ. 0.89) · Mucedorus (and Amadine) (1598, typ. 0.82) · As You Like It (1623, typ. 0.86)
96 chunks · 31 works · dominant The Faithful Shepherdess 28 % · pastoral; tragicomedy 28%; comedy 22%; pastoral 15% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away

Topic 15 — Friars and holy orders in plot

Measure for Measure (1623, typ. 0.91) · Edward the First (1593, typ. 0.91) · Friar Bacon and Friar Bongay (1594, typ. 0.82)
93 chunks · 26 works · dominant Measure for Measure 14 % · comedy 41%; tragedy 20%; history 19% · +25 chunks of other editions (browsing)
friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun

Topic 23 — Husbands, wives and jealousy

Cupid's Whirligig (1607, typ. 0.91) · All Fools (1605, typ. 0.84) · Northward Ho (1607, typ. 0.91)
91 chunks · 52 works · dominant Cupid's Whirligig 8 % · comedy 62%; tragedy 22%; not in BritDrama 5% · +3 chunks of other editions (browsing)
wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest

Topic 20 — Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue

87 chunks · 18 works · dominant Hercules Oetaeus (Hercules on Mount 39 % · tragedy 45%; classical legend or myth 21%; tragedy; literary · +22 chunks of other editions (browsing)
hercules, hercles, ioue, deianeira, alcides, hand, lo, death, skies, hell

Topic 26 — Devils, hell and fiends

The Devil Is an Ass (1631, typ. 0.87) · If It Be Not Good, the Devil Is in (1612, typ. 0.80) · A New Trick to Cheat the Devil (1639, typ. 0.92)
87 chunks · 47 works · dominant The Devil Is an Ass 15 % · comedy 63%; tragedy 11%; moral 8% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
devil, hell, devils, sure, soul, fiend, sr, wife, lord, men

Topic 24 — Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses

Apollo Shroving (1627, typ. 0.88) · Midas (1592, typ. 0.85) · The Maid's Metamorphosis (1600, typ. 0.88)
84 chunks · 31 works · dominant Apollo Shroving 34 % · comedy 56%; pastoral; romance 14%; tragedy 10% · +5 chunks of other editions (browsing)
apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time

Topic 27 — Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and patronage

The City Match (1639, typ. 0.86) · A Trick to Catch the Old One (1608, typ. 0.90) · Sir Giles Goosecap (1606, typ. 0.88)
82 chunks · 44 works · dominant The City Match 10 % · comedy 87%; not in BritDrama 6%; tragedy 5% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money

Topic 28 — Marriage-making: weddings, brides and matches

Mother Bombie (1594, typ. 0.84) · The Wise Woman of Hogsdon (1638, typ. 0.90) · A Woman Is a Weathercock (1612, typ. 0.88)
82 chunks · 51 works · dominant Mother Bombie 7 % · comedy 67%; tragedy 10%; not in BritDrama 7% · +4 chunks of other editions (browsing)
married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband

Topic 25 — Kings, power and law: political sententiae

Mustapha (1633, typ. 0.93) · Alaham (1633, typ. 0.90) · The Misfortunes of Arthur (Certain (1587, typ. 0.88)
72 chunks · 25 works · dominant Mustapha 36 % · tragedy 92%; comedy 3%; tragicomedy 3% · +17 chunks of other editions (browsing)
feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men

Topic 30 — Constables, justices and the watch

A Tale of a Tub (1640, typ. 0.87) · Wit in a Constable (1640, typ. 0.87) · When You See Me You Know Me (Henry (1605, typ. 0.87)
65 chunks · 21 works · dominant A Tale of a Tub 43 % · comedy 72%; history 9%; not in BritDrama 8% · +3 chunks of other editions (browsing)
constable, squire, tub, clay, worship, justice, turf, mr, hun, valentine

Topic 33 — Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiations

Andria (The Woman from Andros) (1588, typ. 0.91) · All Fools (1605, typ. 0.86) · The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meli (1631, typ. 0.91)
65 chunks · 41 works · dominant Andria (The Woman from Andros) 20 % · comedy 75%; tragedy 6%; moral 5% · +1 chunks of other editions (browsing)
daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother

Topic 31 — Popes, cardinals and the crown

62 chunks · 14 works · dominant When You See Me You Know Me (Henry t 27 % · history 71%; tragedy 19%; moral 8% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords

Topic 37 — Riches, poverty and covetousness

Wealth and Health (1565, typ. 0.89) · All for Money (1578, typ. 0.87) · Enough Is as Good as a Feast (1570, typ. 0.85)
60 chunks · 23 works · dominant Wealth and Health 18 % · moral 68%; comedy 12%; tragedy 7% · +1 chunks of other editions (browsing)
wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic

Topic 32 — Rings and jewels as tokens

The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Be (1620, typ. 0.91) · All's Well That Ends Well (1623, typ. 0.93) · A Challenge for Beauty (1636, typ. 0.91)
59 chunks · 31 works · dominant The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best 14 % · comedy 58%; tragicomedy 19%; tragedy 8% · +7 chunks of other editions (browsing)
ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away

Topic 35 — Fools, wit and railing

Troilus and Cressida (1623, typ. 0.83) · The Elder Brother (1637, typ. 0.84) · Every Man Out of His Humor (1600, typ. 0.83)
58 chunks · 42 works · dominant Troilus and Cressida 7 % · comedy 55%; tragedy 16%; not in BritDrama 7% · +5 chunks of other editions (browsing)
fool, wit, aristippus, achilles, wise, fools, patroclus, thersites, master, men

Topic 39 — Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing

54 chunks · 14 works · dominant The Three Ladies of London 37 % · moral 78%; comedy 7%; satire; dialogue 6% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo

Topic 44 — Drinking: wine, ale and taverns

Bartholomew Fair (1631, typ. 0.86) · Summer's Last Will and Testament (1600, typ. 0.83) · The Late Lancashire Witches (1634, typ. 0.84)
54 chunks · 37 works · dominant Bartholomew Fair 18 % · comedy 70%; tragedy 9%; biblical play; moral 4%
drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win

Topic 38 — Death, parting and grief at court

Cambises, King of Persia (1570, typ. 0.87) · Edward the Second (1594, typ. 0.92) · Richard the Second (1597, typ. 0.88)
52 chunks · 36 works · dominant Cambises, King of Persia 6 % · tragedy 35%; history 29%; tragedy; history 10% · +4 chunks of other editions (browsing)
queen, king, death, dead, heart, life, die, lord, royal, news

Topic 45 — Widows, wooing and remarriage

A Trick to Catch the Old One (1608, typ. 0.90) · Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks (1611, typ. 0.87) · A Match at Midnight (1633, typ. 0.90)
52 chunks · 18 works · dominant A Trick to Catch the Old One 21 % · comedy 88%; tragedy 6%; history 4% · +1 chunks of other editions (browsing)
widow, widows, hoord, master, gentlemen, wife, randalls, wit, mistress, married

Topic 47 — Knaves, thieves and bawds

Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil (1587, typ. 0.82) · 2 The Honest Whore (2 The Converte (1630, typ. 0.86) · 1 Henry the Fourth (1598, typ. 0.84)
51 chunks · 32 works · dominant Like Will to Like (Quoth the Devil t 14 % · comedy 47%; moral 27%; tragedy 10%
knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book

Topic 36 — Hell, Furies and the language of punishment

Oedipus (Seneca's Fifth Tragedy) (1581, typ. 0.89) · Orestes (1633, typ. 0.85) · Thyestes (Seneca's Second Tragedy) (1560, typ. 0.87)
50 chunks · 28 works · dominant Oedipus (Seneca's Fifth Tragedy) 14 % · tragedy 82%; tragedy; literary play 4%; romance 2% · +11 chunks of other editions (browsing)
hell, earth, gods, death, ghosts, blood, bloody, heaven, night, ghost

Topic 40 — Sin, guilt and violent loss within families

Measure for Measure (1623, typ. 0.93) · Titus Andronicus (1594, typ. 0.84) · Two Lamentable Tragedies (1601, typ. 0.91)
50 chunks · 36 works · dominant Measure for Measure 10 % · tragedy 52%; comedy 24%; tragicomedy 10% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
brother, death, life, die, heaven, sin, live, father, blood, soul

Topic 34 — Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, slaughter and funeral rites

Jocasta (1573, typ. 0.88) · Antigone, the Theban Princess (1631, typ. 0.89) · Thebais (Seneca's Third Tragedy) (1581, typ. 0.89)
47 chunks · 15 works · dominant Jocasta 26 % · tragedy 85%; tragedy; literary play 4%; comedy 4% · +17 chunks of other editions (browsing)
thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country

Topic 46 — Swords, quarrels and valour

Every Man in His Humor (1601, typ. 0.82) · Work for Cutlers (Sword, Rapier, a (1615, typ. 0.82) · A King and No King (1619, typ. 0.85)
47 chunks · 33 works · dominant Every Man in His Humor 11 % · comedy 53%; tragicomedy 17%; not in BritDrama 9% · +5 chunks of other editions (browsing)
rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour

Topic 49 — Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens and letters

The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meli (1631, typ. 0.86) · The Devil Is an Ass (1631, typ. 0.87) · Changes, or Love in a Maze (1632, typ. 0.87)
45 chunks · 31 works · dominant The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Melibo 7 % · comedy 73%; tragedy 9%; tragicomedy 7% · +4 chunks of other editions (browsing)
mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way

Topic 51 — Parents and children: blessing, birthright and inheritance

Jacob and Esau (1568, typ. 0.85) · The Disobedient Child (1570, typ. 0.84) · The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meli (1631, typ. 0.85)
45 chunks · 26 works · dominant Jacob and Esau 24 % · comedy 29%; biblical play 24%; moral 13%
esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing

Topic 52 — Prodigals, portions and poor kin

A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed (1632, typ. 0.89) · The Miseries of Enforced Marriage (1607, typ. 0.84) · The London Prodigal (1605, typ. 0.83)
44 chunks · 24 works · dominant A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed 16 % · comedy 57%; tragedy 23%; tragicomedy; literary play 7%
brother, father, uncle, cousin, son, poor, bread, old, given, master

Topic 50 — Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea and land

The Young Admiral (1637, typ. 0.88) · Antony and Cleopatra (1623, typ. 0.85) · The Tempest (1623, typ. 0.79)
43 chunks · 32 works · dominant The Young Admiral 16 % · tragedy 30%; tragicomedy 23%; not in BritDrama 16% · +4 chunks of other editions (browsing)
sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori

Topic 43 — York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and conflict

3 Henry the Sixth (The True Traged (1623, typ. 0.86) · 1 Henry the Sixth (1623, typ. 0.85) · 1 The Troublesome Reign of King Jo (1591, typ. 0.83)
40 chunks · 12 works · dominant 3 Henry the Sixth (The True Tragedy 22 % · history 85%; tragedy; history 15% · +14 chunks of other editions (browsing)
henry, king, richard, warwick, york, edward, father, duke, crown, son

Topic 59 — Spanish courts: war, honour and courtship

1 Jeronimo, with the Wars of Portu (1605, typ. 0.87) · The Noble Spanish Soldier (The Nob (1634, typ. 0.86) · Match Me in London (1631, typ. 0.87)
36 chunks · 13 works · dominant 1 Jeronimo, with the Wars of Portuga 39 % · tragedy 78%; tragicomedy 11%; comedy 6%
andrea, spain, portugal, tribute, horatio, king, bellimperia, prince, lord, lorenzo

Topic 55 — Fairies, fairy queens and enchanted desire

The Whore of Babylon (1607, typ. 0.86) · Amyntas, or The Impossible Dowry (1638, typ. 0.86) · A Midsummer Night's Dream (1600, typ. 0.84)
35 chunks · 9 works · dominant The Whore of Babylon 43 % · history; allegory 43%; pastoral 23%; comedy 20% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
fairy, fairies, oberon, mopsus, queen, land, grace, babylon, mab, thestylis

Topic 56 — Magic, spells and conjuring

Comus (The Masque at Ludlow Castle (1637, typ. 0.83) · Doctor Faustus (1604, typ. 0.83) · Medea (Seneca's Seventh Tragedy) (1566, typ. 0.82)
35 chunks · 21 works · dominant Comus (The Masque at Ludlow Castle) 14 % · tragedy 26%; comedy 26%; pastoral; masque 14% · +5 chunks of other editions (browsing)
magic, faustus, charms, charm, conjure, spirits, skill, ho, power, spells

Topic 54 — Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mourning

Antonius (Antony) (1595, typ. 0.91) · Cleopatra (1594, typ. 0.92) · Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (1639, typ. 0.86)
34 chunks · 12 works · dominant Antonius (Antony) 35 % · tragedy 88%; comedy 9%; satire; dialogue 3% · +8 chunks of other editions (browsing)
antony, caesar, anthony, cleopatra, antonius, love, death, die, heart, breast

Topic 60 — Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and political exemplars

The Virgin Martyr (1622, typ. 0.86) · Herod and Antipater (1622, typ. 0.91) · Messalina, the Roman Empress (1640, typ. 0.82)
33 chunks · 15 works · dominant The Virgin Martyr 18 % · tragedy 73%; romance 12%; history; pseudo-history 9% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
caesar, rome, emperor, empire, honour, lord, lucius, great, palsgrave, kings

Topic 62 — The courtier as a type: fashion, affectation and foreign manners

30 chunks · 17 works · dominant Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of 17 % · comedy 37%; tragicomedy 20%; satire 17% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers

reviewed — decision pending · 6 topics

Topic 13 — Knights, squires and ladies

The Knight of the Burning Pestle (1613, typ. 0.88) · Eastward Ho (1605, typ. 0.89) · Every Man Out of His Humor (1600, typ. 0.87)
109 chunks · 55 works · dominant The Knight of the Burning Pestle 11 % · comedy 75%; history 6%; not in BritDrama 6% · +17 chunks of other editions (browsing)
knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god

Topic 19 — Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions

Old Fortunatus (1600, typ. 0.88) · The Muses' Looking Glass (1638, typ. 0.80) · The Contention between Liberality (1602, typ. 0.91)
97 chunks · 60 works · dominant Old Fortunatus 12 % · moral 22%; civic play; pageant 21%; tragedy 13% · +12 chunks of other editions (browsing)
virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great

Topic 41 — Household service: masters, doors and porters

Every Man Out of His Humor (1600, typ. 0.84) · 2 Henry the Fourth (1600, typ. 0.88) · A Woman Killed with Kindness (1607, typ. 0.80)
54 chunks · 39 works · dominant Every Man Out of His Humor 6 % · comedy 67%; tragedy 13%; history 9% · +1 chunks of other editions (browsing)
master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick

Topic 48 — Addressing a lady: love, desire and intimacy

The Broken Heart (1633, typ. 0.91) · The Marriage of Wit and Science (1570, typ. 0.79) · Blurt, Master Constable, or The Sp (1602, typ. 0.79)
49 chunks · 39 works · dominant The Broken Heart 8 % · comedy 31%; tragedy 20%; tragicomedy 12% · +1 chunks of other editions (browsing)
lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face

Topic 53 — The crown: kingship claimed, resigned and seized

Nobody and Somebody (1606, typ. 0.90) · Lingua, or The Combat of the Tongu (1607, typ. 0.83) · Edward the Second (1594, typ. 0.87)
42 chunks · 27 works · dominant Nobody and Somebody 12 % · tragedy 26%; history 21%; history; satire 12% · +1 chunks of other editions (browsing)
crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince

Topic 57 — Ships, merchants and pirates

Englishmen for My Money, or A Woma (1616, typ. 0.86) · Eastward Ho (1605, typ. 0.83) · A Christian Turned Turk (The Two F (1612, typ. 0.88)
37 chunks · 22 works · dominant Englishmen for My Money, or A Woman 11 % · comedy 57%; tragedy 22%; moral 5% · +2 chunks of other editions (browsing)
ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till

context only — excluded from the genre comparison · 4 topics

Topic 29 — Disguise and pursuit in Look About You

Look About You (1600, typ. 0.89) · King Lear (1608, typ. 0.86) · 1 Henry the Sixth (1623, typ. 0.85)
62 chunks · 8 works · dominant Look About You 66 % · comedy 66%; history 15%; tragedy 15% · +7 chunks of other editions (browsing)
gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother

Topic 61 — Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly dialogue

Sir Giles Goosecap (1606, typ. 0.89) · A New Way to Pay Old Debts (1633, typ. 0.86) · The Constant Maid (Love Will Find (1640, typ. 0.87)
34 chunks · 3 works · dominant Sir Giles Goosecap 59 % · comedy 85%; not in BritDrama 15%
gyles, giles, lord, wood, captain, cutt, lady, ladies, emphatical, knights

Topic 42 — English historical figures: a mixed cluster

1 Henry the Fourth (1598, typ. 0.90) · Richard the Second (1597, typ. 0.84) · Two Lamentable Tragedies (1601, typ. 0.87)
32 chunks · 10 works · dominant 1 Henry the Fourth 44 % · history 53%; tragedy; history 16%; tragedy 12% · +22 chunks of other editions (browsing)
harry, percy, lord, king, god, falstalffe, frances, mowbray, life, mortimer

Topic 58 — Gallant talk and courtship: an Epicene-centred group

Epicene, or The Silent Woman (1616, typ. 0.85) · The Gamester (1637, typ. 0.86) · The Lady of Pleasure (1637, typ. 0.84)
31 chunks · 16 works · dominant Epicene, or The Silent Woman 39 % · comedy 90%; history 10% · +6 chunks of other editions (browsing)
jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame